The Atlanta Falcons announced the hiring of Paul Boudreau as their new offensive line coach Thursday, Jan. 31. Boudreau spent the 2006 and 2007 seasons as the offensive line coach for the St. Louis Rams. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Jim Thomas, of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, reports former St. Louis Rams offensive line coach Paul Boudreau said his dismissal was unfair because he was judged despite the injuries to several offensive linemen. "The thing that was disappointing to me was four weeks ago, (team president) John Shaw said it was unfair to judge [head coach] Scott Linehan this year because of all the injuries. Well, I'm getting judged. So what's the difference? I feel like I've been thrown under the bus," Boudreau said.